Pale Emblem

Chapter 72 Cracks in the Team

Gnolls everywhere have the habit of domesticating coyotes.Gnolls and coyotes are almost indistinguishable in appearance if one looks only at the head.Therefore, there is a saying circulated in the Dissa Alliance.A female gnoll gives birth to two cubs in one litter. The healthy cub grows up to be a gnoll; the other stunted cub degenerates into a coyote and becomes the gnoll's companion animal.

This is definitely a rumor.

Gnolls are intelligent species, and coyotes are beast species. Although wolf-shaped creatures have a common ancestor, they have embarked on different evolutionary paths and are not the same species.Gnolls tame coyotes to aid in hunting, vigilance, and as a backup ration when necessary.

In fact, gnolls are generally disgusted to be compared to coyotes, which degrades their status in the group and belongs to the class of "reserve rations".

As the descendants of the ancient giant beast "Gluttony Lord", gnolls have unique values. In simple terms, they are the strong prey, including eating the weak and the weak.This is relatively rare, and if food is extremely scarce, the gnoll will eat the coyote first, then the weaker siblings, to ensure the continuity of the group.

In another case, two groups of gnolls were at war. They invaded each other's territory, grabbed each other's members, ate its body, and then stuck its head on a stake to show their strength and Taunting intimidates opponents, meaning they are all weak "food", submit as soon as possible or eat them all.

Vertoc absorbed part of the memory of Huo, the king of gnolls, and he cut off the opponent's head in the way of the gnoll and inserted it on a wooden spear to vent the anger in his chest.

However, the gnolls of the Orc Bone Gatherers are all servants of the goblin nobility, not from a single gnoll family or clan.They don't feel the tragic death of their own kind, but panic and confusion are inevitable.

The scar-faced gnoll was the last to come to the scene, and when the other gnolls saw it, they all hunched their backs and backed away, showing "the vigilance of surrender".

Scarface swaggered over, as if he wasn't worried that someone of his kind would attack him from behind.

This is the body language of the gnolls, surrender is false, vigilance is true, they will indeed attack the leader if there is a chance.And the leader must show enough self-confidence, not afraid of the sneak attack of the same clan, otherwise it will really be besieged.

Scarface has been able to activate the bloodthirsty talent on his own. According to the life class division standard of the Disa Alliance, it is a fourth-order fierce gnoll.Companions fear Scarface for good reason, as it can decide to eat weaker members in the event of a food shortage.

As the toughest gnoll of the pack, Scarface doesn't need to listen to his own kind.It went to the dead gnoll corpse, sniffed hard with its nose, and carefully examined the gnoll's head on the wooden spear, also very confused.

Judging from the method of the head-cutting demonstration, the murderer who killed this unfortunate companion was undoubtedly a gnoll.But the killer did not take the body of the victim.It is not a gnoll's habit to discard prey at will.

What's even weirder is that Scarface didn't smell the murderer.

Gnolls have a very sensitive sense of smell, but if they want to distinguish thousands of flavors at the same time, even a hundred heads are not enough.The gnolls automatically filter out the worthless odors in the environment, and they only sniff out unfamiliar odors.And the touch of the mind is a magical ability, Vertoc left his scent nearby, but the gnoll ignored his scent.

When Vertok beheaded the gnoll, he flew more than ten meters in one step, leaving very few footprints.The gnolls didn't know how to protect the scene. They stepped on their own paw prints everywhere, causing Scarface to misjudge.

It suspects an Outland gnoll with an awakened Stormblood operating nearby.Only the storm gnoll can lock his own scent from leaking, and then use the claws of the wind blade to cut a flat wound on the neck of the hapless one.

There is a saying in the goblin kingdom that ordinary gnolls eat the flesh and blood of storm gnolls and are likely to awaken the rare storm bloodline.Scarface is convinced of this, but it doesn't know that this is just the goblin king's trick to eliminate the threat of the gnoll, such as the storm gnoll, the one-eyed monster, the four-horned goat head, and all the alien orcs with the potential to be kings are in the goblin king. on the kill list.

Scarface couldn't help but be excited, pointed at the headless corpse of his companion, and said to the other gnolls: "You guys have eaten it, and I will go to the master to report the situation here."

Gnolls are worthy of the blood descendants of gluttonous monarchs, and it is their custom to bury the bones of their companions in their stomachs.The gnoll believed that this would make him stronger, but Scarface only wanted to capture the storm gnoll in Outland, and it now disliked the flesh and blood of ordinary races.

Goblin Nobles who kill Storm Gnolls are rewarded by the Goblin King.For the Orc Bone Collector, the new target is obviously more valuable than a group of beleaguered adventurers.

Vertok never imagined that one of his own raids would lead to the wrong result.But the interior of the half-elf camp has also undergone some changes because of his departure.

Captain Rhodes sat by the bonfire and wiped his two-handed sword gun with a cotton towel.This is a rare odd-shaped weapon, five feet long and needs to be held with both hands; the end of the sword is edged on both sides, like a sharp dagger; the blade is a bladeless gun barrel made of pure gold, with good elasticity , able to withstand pressure and constantly fold.

The sword and spear are suitable for slashing, and the speed of the swing is very fast, and it can shoot arc-shaped sword lights with amazing lethality.

It is not easy for professional swordsmen to use swords and spears proficiently.Rhodes spent ten years, diligently practicing sword and spear techniques, and has reached the point of perfection.

Even though he was only a third-level swordsman, with his lightning-fast sword and spear skills, ordinary fifth-level sages also looked at him.Just because the attack speed of the sword and spear is too fast, it is difficult to dodge and parry.

There are no fourth-level professionals selected by the famous Yinpanjiao family. Rhodes practiced sword and spear skills hard to protect himself, but he regrets it now.Extreme sword and spear techniques are not suitable for long-term battles. If the Orc Bone Collector launches a siege, he may not be the first to die, but he will definitely be the first to exhaust his stamina.

Rhodes was depressed and had a lot to do with Vertok's sudden departure.He pinned his hopes of escape on Vertok, and now has to reconsider what he should do to escape the deadly crisis.

After thinking for a while, Rhode finally asked, "Lord Huck, Mr. Vertok hasn't come back yet. Could he... have an accident?"

The so-called accident may be killed by a gnoll; it is more likely to abandon other people and escape alone.

No one believed that Vertok really ran out to kill a gnoll, and even Max didn't believe it. He thought that Vertok actually went out for another purpose, but it was inconvenient for the people of the Iron Cross to know.But Huck absolutely trusts Vertok, and there's no reasoning.

Huck thought for a while, grabbed the shield blade and a one-handed sword beside him, stood up and said, "I'll go find Lord Vertoc."

Rhodes and the professionals of the Iron Cross regiment were dumbfounded. If Huck, the strong mirror-hearted man, also left the team, their chances of survival would be slim.

Rhodes was just hinting at the possibility of Vertok escaping alone and using other companions as bait.How could Huck not understand?

Max didn't have so many dark thoughts, he said directly: "Huck, don't mess around... Will dare to go out alone, it may not be in danger. Where are you going to find Vertoc? If you put yourself in, we will But it can't save you."

Huck's expression was serious, and he said decisively: "Lord Vertoc may need assistance. You let me wait here, I can't do it!"

Rhode quickly stood up, stopped Huck, and said sternly: "If Mr. Vertoc doesn't come back, can you find him? Even if you want to find him, you should wait for dawn."

Huck squinted at the head of the Tenth Iron Regiment, and asked coldly, "You said your lord won't come back? What do you mean?"

Feeling the pressure from the mirror-hearted powerhouse, Rhode took a step back, raised his hands with a wry smile, and said, "I mean, no matter what happens, we should wait until dawn... Now is the time when the gnolls are most active. ."

With a fierce look on his face, Huck looked around the crowd and said, "Just now, you all heard the screams of the gnoll. It must have been Lord Vertok who killed a gnoll. He may be chased by other orcs now and needs to be killed. Our aid. I'm going to help him, who of you is with me?"

The half-elf professionals looked at each other, only Max raised his hand with a smile and said, "Count me in."

This is absolutely ruthless mockery.The professionals of the Iron Ten Regiment didn't take a crippled undercover hunter in their eyes, but because of Huck's intimidation, they didn't dare to explicitly target Max.

The bow warrior Lisen coughed dryly and explained forcibly: "Lord Huck, before Mr. Vertok leaves, let us wait for him here... Moreover, it is dark now, and we can't see things that are too far away. I see, we Just wait, it will be dawn soon..."

The reason for the bow fighter obviously could not convince Huck.Rhode stepped forward and said solemnly: "If Mr. Vertok has the ability to escape, we can't ask him to stay. He has no obligation to accompany us to be unlucky. Captain Huck, we have to think about what to do next. ?"

The words of the head of the Iron Cross regiment went into the hearts of everyone, Vertok had no obligation to them, and they had no obligation to Vertok.The reason why everyone is in a group is because of the same situation.

——Each of them's physical strength and speed are not enough to get rid of the murderous gnolls.

If any of them had the ability to break through alone, would he have to stay?

Rhode's words are beautiful, which means that Vertok is ruled out, and people can't fault it.He believes that Huck can't get rid of the gnoll as well, and hopes to unite the strong mirror hearts in the team.

But Huck couldn't hear it at all.He was already dead, and it was the mind master who reshaped his soul will side, giving him a new life and a mission.In other words, Huck is not the original Huck, and absolute loyalty to Vertoc is an essential condition.

Huck didn't say a word, turned around and walked outside the camp, and when he was about to go out to find his master, Vertok came back.

Like a ghost, he escaped from the darkness and appeared silently in the shadow of the bonfire. He threw the captured gnoll leather armor and mace on the ground. His gleaming ice blue eyes swept across the crowd, and he raised his eyebrows and asked. Said: "Are you talking ill of me?"

(End of this chapter)